“Lord, I need grace I don’t have.” I sat on the couch in his office and silently prayed for God to help me to respond kindly. Across from me sat my boss who was a Christian man, and I worked at a Christian school. Over the course of several weeks, he had questioned my capabilities, misrepresented…
Y’all I am going to confess that sometimes I get so consumed about getting my way that I not only fail to see the pitfall, sometimes I fall into a pit that I actually created in the first place. I collapse into the pit of my fear and disappointment. I give way to doubt and…
Sometimes we try to serve and do what is right, and we end up battling an unjust attack. Our motives are questioned, and our good intentions are misinterpreted. The very person who should be our cheerleader and come along side us with support ends up being a critic who hurls a ton of condemnation at us….
When my plans get disrupted, I tend to measure the stress level in my life by the amount of tension in my shoulders and back. Does your back tighten up into a knot and turn into a wall of concrete like mine does? When I am dealing with a lot of heavy things emotionally, my insides…
Have you made a decision to honor the Lord with uncompromising faith and uphold your convictions that was met with disapproval and rejection? Sometimes we choose to follow God and it costs us. We may lose friendships or have to stand alone on principle. For a season, we may end up losing more than we gain. And…
We want to live a successful life, but we are facing so many obstacles. Sometimes we have way too many questions and not any answers. Maybe like me you are feeling a little bit unsettled and confused about what God is up to in your life as you look back at the last year. You…